Comments on: Films of Roy Andersson

Films of Roy Andersson

billysumday — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 08:55:24 -0800

Ingmar Bergman once said that Roy Andersson "makes the best commercials in the world." The 64 year old Swedish director has also made a couple of striking feature films, including the 2000 Cannes Jury Prize winner Songs from the Second Floor (excerpt / reviews) and this year's still unreleased You, the Living (excerpt / review).

By: billysumday

billysumday — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:01:56 -0800

Roger Ebert's review.

By: DU

DU — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:06:45 -0800

"Why should we care about each other" == brilliant. I've wanted to make that same commercial many times in the US. We need is so very badly.

By: DU

DU — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 09:08:03 -0800

Also, I love how calm and quiet these commercials are. Mostly. This is also the reason I listen to NPR and watch PBS. And get off my lawn.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 16:45:14 -0800

Wow, now this is one of the reasons I love MetaFilter. What gems those were. Haiku bites of dark humor. Thanks a lot billysunday. Kind of scared of seeing his films though. Those brief commercials were quiet sledgehammers. More videos of his work at GoogleTube.

By: scodger

scodger — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:38:34 -0800

Brilliant commercials, and You, the living played at the local filmfest, it was amazing.